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Thursday, 9 February 2012

the Sacred Name Movement is a total heresy

the Sacred Name Movement is a total heresyFor we can do nothing against the truth, but for the
truth (2 Corinthians 13:8).

There is a movement out now claiming that the name Jesus Christ is false. It is called the Sacred Name Movement and is total heresy, this movement takes the cake and runs with it.

The Sacred Name Movement claims, among other things, that the name Jesus is a derivative of the name Zeus, the Greek god. This movement is teaching straight up blasphemy. If you or someone you know has fallen prey to this heretical movement please take the time to share these posts..

An exposé on the Hebrew Roots / Sacred Name
Movement

Intro:

His Name is Wonderful!! ... Or is it??:Have you found eternal salvation through the lovely name
of our Lord Jesus Christ? Have you found true deliverance from your old sinful
past, the world and it's pleasures, in this most precious name? What about the
reality of the peace of God, and the assurance nothing can separate us from the
love of God? Have you seen lives changed, miracles wrought, families restored,
and others responding towards God, at the preaching of this Name above every
other name?What if someone came along and said this Name you have
been saved and set free by is not the correct name at all but a misnomer? What
if someone came along and said the wonderful name of your Saviour was a corrupt
Greek name, derived from a false god called Zeus? How would you react?
What would you response be?Beware!!! This is exactly what is happening in some
spheres of Christendom today, through sources of the Hebrew Roots / Messianic /
Sacred Name Movement, as it "validates" itself into the Body of Christ.

Why and how?:Titus 1:14. Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and
commandments of men, that turn from the truth.Fact: The Old testament was written in Hebrew for the
chosen Jewish Nation. The New Testament was written in Greek where the
partition between Jew's and Gentiles was broken down so we could all become one
new man in Christ.Back in the early eighties not long after we left the
established church, Don Stanton of Maranatha Revival Crusade was a dear brother
in Christ we came to respect and receive much encouragement from, even sharing
in our home and supplying much of our literature for witnessing and growth.
After being such a blessing to my wife and myself, along with our friends, I
became very alarmed when his ministry took a turn towards Judaism when he
switched to substituting and teaching Hebraic names for many important biblical
names, along with a passion for following Jewish feasts and customs as part of
our Christian faith. He even re-wrote the Bible replacing our Saviour's name
with Hebraic equivalents and today is entrenched in something our Lord Jesus
came to set us free from.This following three part article is written in
response to this tragedy, along with the many people who have e-mailed me in
recent months, trying to persuade myself over to the Hebrew Roots Camp.
Generally I have found these people to be varied in their opinions in regards to
doctrine; some moderate (scripturally still believing in the Trinity) and others
into complete heresy omitting the name Jesus Christ entirely from their
faith.The sincere majority of these people have used the gentle
diplomatic approach in their argument to win us across, whereas a few others
have been aggressive, and down-right rude and even abusive, when we wouldn't
skip to their tune. On all occasions have I found them very persistent,
rabbinic centred, and usually attacking the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ
one way or another.An in-depth study will prove the teachers who are
fanatically entrenched into this movement are deliberately discrediting,
tainting, and replacing the precious name of our Saviour, and attempting to lead
bible believing Christians out of Christianity.

From another name to occultic
leanings:Part One of this address
is a simplified way of exposing their Hebrew Roots Movement and how
believers have been seduced away from the New Testament written in Greek (the
universal language of the day) and providentially translated into English (the
universal language for the closing hours), with the sole purpose of restoring
these folk back to thefaith which was once delivered unto the
saints.This is followed-up by Part Two revealing the
authentic root of our faith and dealing with the false roots of the
HRM.Unlike it's Gentile counterpart the Alexandrian School of
Thought, which throws doubt on finding the right source of the Greek, giving
it's Scholars the final authority in interpretation, the H.R. Movement has been
successful in discrediting the Greek New Testament and replacing it with the
so-called Hebrew / Aramaic "originals". This places the final authority in
regards to interpreting scripture in the hands of it's rabbinic teachers. Once
achieved, then the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ comes under
scrutiny.Part Three by Barb Aho,
is more of an in-depth study exposing the sources and occultic connections to
this Movement, which is no doubt part of the Great Falling Away delusion in this
final hour, even more subtle and dangerous than the false Signs and Wonders
Movement, the Word of Faith Movement, and Dominion Theology.However, we need to make it quite clear from the start
this does not mean we lump into one all advocates of the HR Movement as
deliberately being into, or promoting the occult. What we are doing is exposing
the teaching links to these sources which are deliberately leading believers
away from our trueroot... Christ Jesus our Lord;
replacing His name, and depriving others from the only name whereby man can be
saved.

Part One ... The pure
NamePure language for a pure
name:During the last hours of these last days (when English
would be the universal language of the world) the Lord in His manifold wisdom
has chosen this language to represent His Word, to be written as the plain,
simple, uncloistered and easily comprehended words of His gospel to the world at
all levels of class and culture. God foresaw this language would be the 'world
language' in the closing hours, presenting His pure, preserved and inerrant
autograph with the message ...whosoever shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved.Zep. 3:9: "For then will I turn to the people a pure
languagethat they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to
serve him with one consent" (emphasis by author).

Why Elizabethan period
English:The above scripture was prophesying a day after the Dark
Ages when the Lord would choose One Book, based on a pure language, so the
world's masses would have access to God's word proclaiming there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved, where both people
(Jew or Gentile) could serve the living God as one.This revelation was preserved through the transition of
the universal language from Greek to English. It occurred when the Authorized
Bible was written and made public property, when English as a secular and
non-religious language was established in it's purest form, just before the
Great British Empire was established, when English would be set to become the
universal language of the world, prior to Jesus' second coming:

"Secular and non-religious language" Linguistic expert
... the Kim Hill Show, Radio N.Z, 11:15 am, 2/2/99:As many languages are dying in the world (a language is
dying somewhere every day), English is disseminating into the international
common denominator as the world goes global.It would be hard for God to use some languages as many are
religious, and are not compatible with biblical Christianity. Meaning, "to know
a particular language you have to be part of the "household", speaking the
culture", interwoven with their pagan belief system. This is why it would be
necessary for God to set one universal standard in an hour when confusion and
apostasy would be prevalent on a worldwide scale:English as the International
Language:"In this role of global language, English becomes one of
the most important professional qualifications. English is unquestionably
recognized as the most important language to be learned in the prevailing
international community. This is an unchallenged fact that seems to be
irreversible. English has become the business and scientific worlds'
official language."The value of English:"It is a matter of statistical fact that English is the
most important world language. It is the language of modernity, of the
twenty-first century - the language of the most advanced technologies, of air
traffic, computing, telecommunications, the language of world politics,
diplomacy and international finance.English is spoken on every continent. It has the largest
number of foreign students, and the second largest number of native speakers
(after Chinese). These numbers will probably continue to increase.
Globalisation, the creation of one, interdependent world, will increasingly
require a common language.A good command of English will enable you to communicate
with an increasing proportion of the world's population, and to participate
successfully in the new, globalised world."Global 2000 Sold out:"Please note: English is the official language of
this conference. For the first time, the major multilateral governmental
organizations and multinational business organizations are holding a Summit on
the Year 2000 conversion challenge. Several international organizations have
taken steps to raise awareness and action on the global implications of the Year
2000 conversion. These organizations believe it is imperative to begin an
international forum on the Year 2000 that facilitates the sharing of
information, best practices and experiences on a global basis. On October 15
-16, 1998, these leading private and public sector organizations will bring
together in London key executives and senior management from national
governments, international organizations, industry trade and social service
groups, multinational corporations and the media."EuroEnglish:"The European Commission has just announced an agreement
whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German,
which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's
Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has
accepted a 5 year phase-in plan that would be known as
'EuroEnglish,'"The Internet, an English-language
network:English is the lingua franca of the Internet since the
network's very beginning. This factor determined the path of the technicaland
language development of the network. Recently the Internet has expanded all
over the world and has connected countries with different languages. English
plays a very important role in this multinational system: it enables the great
number of people of various nationalities and therefore speaking many different
national languages to communicate and make themselves understood. This would
never be possible to such extent, if the lingua franca of the Internet was any
other language. The supremacy of English over other languages, along with the
fact that the network originates in a native English-speaking country,makes the
position of English on the Internet very firm.This common denominator
language presented us with the Great Book, namely the Holy Bible, and in the
Name of Jesus brought freedom to millions, was responsible for the Reformation
(although exploited for political gain), and the great missionary thrust of
Protestant America and Protestant Great Britain.Matt. 12:21: "And in his nameshall the
Gentiles trust" (emphasis by author). God is not a God of confusion as He makes Himself known by
one name through His revealed word, namely the Holy Bible. And as He hast
magnified thy word above all thy name ... the one who would be audacious enough
to replace or change His word would be the one who would be audacious as to
replace or change His name. This is presently occurring in Christendom, as the
Great Falling Away (from His word) process intensifies, and mankind is
conditioned to receive another name ... the name of the False Christ of the New
Age:John 5:43: "I[Jesus] am come in my
Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own
name, him ye will receive" (emphasis by author).

His Name under siege:Jer. 8:8: "...the pen of the scribes is in
vain."The most subtle attack of this process is coming through
the Hebrew Roots Movement. The New Age goddess, namely Gaia, is too obvious for
the fundamental Christian to be deceived. If (for argument sake) the Holy Bible
is only a rehash of the originals (as the "hath God said school" declares), and
not an inspired translation from the preserved Greek 'Received Text' (where the
Authorized Bible derived from), then whoever is instigating the notion of
"getting back to the Hebrew roots", and can impart this notion to others,
creates a ready- made audience to present the "originals" in his own light,
therefore making himself the Higher Critic ..."the Greek is a perversion of the originals..." "better
and more reliable manuscripts say..." "better knowledge has come to
light..." "according to extra biblical commentary..." "the Hebrew root word
for this passage is..." "more truth is now attainable..." And thus and so
...... placing the Higher
Critic above your God given English version (thy word is truth), and making him
an instrument of "divine revelation" instead of the Holy Spirit who leads us
into all truth.Therefore, more digging is required as things get more
complicated, and more credentialed professionals are necessary to unravel the
language and cultural barriers, along with the secrets hidden in the
past.It starts off very innocently, as the gospel is presented
in it's true context to be of relevance to the Jewish people (as it is for all
people) and win them to Christ; the following verse fitting a sincere
motive:1 Cor. 9:20. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I
might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I
might gain them that are under the law ...So the Greek title (translated to English) JESUS,
translates back to the most common of the Hebrew interpreted titles 'Yeshua' and
is presented to relate to the Hebrew speaking people. Christ becomes the
Messiah they are hoping for as 'Ha Mashiach'. For this we can rejoice and
praise God for, as many Jewish people have found, or are finding Messiah Jesus
as Saviour through this revelation, as many other nationalities are finding Him
through the Bible being translated into their language.However, any truth taken to extreme ends in error ... as
Hebrew in many circles has been promoted as the favoured language above the
language of the complete 1611 inspired translation, and given supreme importance
as justified through the Old Testament (as well as the New in their case) being
originally written in Hebrew, and the Jewish people being the original chosen
people of God. Therefore, everything Jewish is being seen as being of God, and
importance is placed on the Torah (the Jewish book of laws), along with the
Talmud (the oral law), on a par with the New Testament, as Gentile believers
find themselves fallen prey to this type of reasoning as the Galatians were at
the beginning of the New Testament era ignoring the warning of their Savour
Jesus:Mark 7:13. Making the word of God of none effect through
your tradition (putting the Talmud on an equal basis), which ye have delivered:
and many such like things do ye.Paul (a Jewish believer from the strictive of the Jewish
sects) made it clear ... you can't have one and the other, as the new has
cancelled out the old:Heb. 8:13. In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made
the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish
away.Gal. 1:6-7. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him
that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not
another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of
Christ.Paul clarified it was the Jewish religion he was saved
from, that was responsible for this falling away in his day, and was warning the
Gentile Galatian Believers not to be entangled with it:Gal. 1: 13-14 . For ye have heard of my conversation in
time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church
of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals
in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my
fathers.Read Acts 15: 5-24 and you will see the church made a
distinction between the old and the new with this final conclusion:Acts 15:24. Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain
which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls,
saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such
commandment:Although advocates today of the HRM are not making
circumcision a major requirement as in the first century, other aspects of the
Old Covenant along with Jewish traditions are being imposed on bible believers
to embrace as being part of God restoring the true faith in these end times. A
major shift in embraced theology has been the acceptance of the Jewish name
replacement for Jesus Christ.

Which name:Mal. 1:11. For from the rising of the sun even unto the
going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every
place incense [prayer/worship] shall be offered unto my name, and a pure
offering [spirit and in truth]: for my name shall be great among the heathen,
saith the LORD of hosts.Whose name do we call out to when we want to be saved?
In whose name are we sent? In whose name do we pray, preach, teach, and
exercise divine authority?Is it ... Jeshua, Yeshua, Yeshuah, Yehshua, Yehshuah,
YESHUA, YESHUAH, YEHSHUA, YEHSHUAH, Yeshouah, Y'shua, Y'shuah, Jeshu, Yeshu,
Yehoshua, Yehoshuah, YHVHShua, YHVHShuah, Yhvhshua, Yhwhshua, YHWHShua,
YHWHShuah, Yhvhshuah, Yhwhshuah, Yahvehshua, Yahwehshua, Yahvehshuah,
Yahwehshuah, Jahshua, Jahshuah, Jashua, Jashuah, Jahoshua, Jahoshuah, Jehoshua,
Jehoshuah, Yashua, Yashuah, Yahshua, Yahshuah, YAHSHUA, YAHSHUAH, YASHUA,
YASHUAH, Yahushua, Yahushuah, Yahoshua, Yahoshuah, Yaohushua, YAOHUSHUA,
Yaohushuah, Iahoshua, Iahoshuah, Iahushua, or Iahushuah??Matt. 28: 18-19. And Jesus came and spake unto them,
saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost ...What name have believers been commanded to teach and
baptize in? ... The same Person whom all power in heaven and earth was given
to ... a Jewish man named JESUS! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost, is the name of Jesus which is Christ, God's anointed one who
came in the flesh.Proof? ... Then go to the Book of Acts (where the words
of Jesus were being demonstrated by the apostles and early church) and you will
see every baptism of the true Way was done in the name of Jesus, as was all the
preaching, teaching, deliverances, healings and miracles.Deut. 28:10. And all people of the earth shall see that
thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of
thee.Still not convinced!? ... Then tell me why the name
presented and exalted in the Authorized 1611 English bible is the most attacked
name in society? Why is it the most degraded and spat upon name around the
world, uttered as a malignant byword by millions, over and over again, every
single day? Why don't you hear the name of another god being continually down
graded? Why is not the name Yahweh being cursed, consciously or unconsciously,
by the worlds masses?Because Jesus' name is the most precious name in heaven
and earth, and should be treasured above all names, as the only name behind the
Person who rendered Satan powerless and broke the chains of sin and death. It
is the only name where life and death hang in the balances between whether we
deny Him or confess Him. It is the only name where freedom or bondage is in the
power of praising His Name or cursing it.Matt. 1:21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their
sins.Therefore, the Name Jesus (derived from Joshua - Jehovah
saves) as Christ (the Anointed One), the English name taken from the Greek (as
the New Testament was written in Greek, the universal language of its day) is
the hallowed name of God coming in the flesh. The same Name exalted as the Name
above every other name; as the only name whereby man can be saved; as the true
and relevant name today ... that whosoever shall call upon the name, shall find
salvation and favour with his Maker.His name is
JESUS!

The Cult's pagan
connection:Jer. 23:27: "Which think to cause my people to forget my
name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their
fathers have forgotten my name for Baal."If God's word has been lost (or forgotten) then it can be
justified that His Name has been lost (or forgotten) also. And it would take
so-called knowledgeable men who could put us right, so the notion
goes.However, because God has given us His Book, with every
scripture given by Divine inspiration, we only need to go to His Book to find
the Name which is above every other name, the only name by which men can be
saved. The cult of Yah have got it wrong because it's roots are not Jewish at
all in the scriptural sense, but pagan, and behind the scenes it's Masonic
mystics have infiltrated Christendom (as it did with Jewish teachings through
the Cabbala) leading people into spiritual captivity.Following is an excerpt from "Christianity, Masonry not
compatible. Definitions of God pose fundamental difference." [03/13/93,
The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA] (emphasis mine):Regarding the identity of God, in Scottish Rite Masonry,
the 13th degree is that of the Royal Arch. In it, the alleged true, previously
hidden name of God is revealed as Jabulum. "The Encyclopedia of Freemasonry,"
page 359, affirms this, under the entry for Jabulum, yet does not give the
meaning. But in the same book on page 102, in the definition of Bel, the
meaning is given. It says, "Bel is the contracted form of . . . Baal, and was
worshipped by the Babylonians as their chief deity . . . It has, with Jah and
Oh, been introduced into the Royal Arch system as a representative of the" name
of God. Jah represents the name Jehovah, Bel represents Baal, and Oh
represents Osiris.Jude 1:4. For there are certain men crept in unawares,
who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the
grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our
Lord Jesus Christ.Through this Masonic / Cabbala infiltration Jehovah
becomes Yahweh. Jesus becomes Yashua. Hence, God is now G-d being referred to
as Yah or Jah which broadens the name and isolates God from Jesus Christ who
came in the flesh. This suits the mystics, the secret societies, the covens,
along with the ecumenicals (who like rallying names) and trendy new agers;
making Christianity both contemporary and acceptable.This Yah/Jah thing has become a trendy word through the
80's and 90's from the "Star Wars" craze, to the Rastifarrians, to off-beat
Christian sects. One of these pseudo Christian HRM website (accents mine)
states:We believe that: Yahweh is God and the only real one, Yahshua
is His son and that Yahshua is our Saviour and salvation, so there is
no oneness or trinity. The real names are Yahweh and Yahshua.
There is no so called "Church" or one group, but it is a organism in the hearts
of people. We observe the weekly Sabbath from sunset till sunset and
also the Spring and Fall feast, not the "Worldly" feasts. A
new year starts with the first visible new moon, on or after the spring equinox.
By obeying any law we will not be "saved", but we have to obey the
laws. We do not eat unclean food and believe in the works of
the Holy Spirit. The mark of the beast is the sunday, not a barcode on
the forehead or a subcutaneous microchip! But mainly we try to
love and help each other and like to do that to people, what we also like
to experience.Please don't forget: wisdom is from Yahweh,
misunderstanding from men!

Let's look at some proof in regards to "Yah's"
roots:Baal was the false sun-god the Jews stumbled over. Baal,
which means lord and substitutes the/our Lord, and transposes to many other
names (depending on the language and the nation it represents) such as Horus,
Tammuz, Eros, Jupiter, Zeus, Maitreya, and so on.Masons commonly refer to their deity as the "Great
Architect of the Universe" (G.A.O.T.U.) or the Supreme Being. God is further
described as Grand Artificer, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Above, Jehovah,
Allah, Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Great Geometer. (The "G" in the Masonic
ring can refer to God; it can also refer to geometry.) Masons claim that the
actual name for God has been lost. [HJB] (emphasis mine)Isaiah 43:10: "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my
servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that
I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after
me."God's inspired word the AV/KJB presents JEHOVAH as the all
great I AM, the stand alone God who saith I AM THAT I AM. In His Book there is
no room for any other god/deity where the New testament presents JESUS only as
the great I AM:John 18:6: "As soon then as he had said unto them, I am
he, they went backward, and fell to the ground."Confirming and declaring Jesus' invested power and
authority as God in the flesh:2 John 1:7: "For many deceivers are entered into the
world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a
deceiver and an antichrist."The Apostle John (a Jewish believer) warned those who
deny Jesus is the only Christ and that He came once and for all in the flesh
have embraced the spirit of antichrist. Every true Bible believer, in the
strictest Masonic view, is therefore hated and despised as a divisive
sectarianist. He who believes Jesus alone is classed a bigot and extremist.
Other lukewarm believers who are not adamant in this view will largely escape
persecution.Jim Shaw, a former 33 Mason, says that Masonry is not
based on the Bible (referred to as "The Great Light"), but on the Kabala
(Cabala), a medieval book of mysticism and magic. Masonic authority Henry
Wilson Coil also admits that the Kabala's teachings can be seen in some of the
mystical and philosophical degrees of Masonry. Albert Pike, the man responsible
for virtually rewriting the Scottish Rite degrees into their present form, said
that the Masonic "search after light" leads directly back to the Kabala, the
ultimate source of Masonic beliefs (Morals and Dogma ). [HJB]The Cabbala (scrambled as Cabala, Kabala, Kabbala,
Kaballa, Qabbala, Qabala, Qaballa, etc. where God's name is also scrambled) is
Jewish mysticism. The Oxford dictionary refers to it as Jewish oral tradition;
occult lore.Just as these mystery schools of Jewish occultism have
infiltrated Judaism so have these secret societies infiltrated western
fraternities, softening them up for the new pseudo "sacred" name.Part Three will reveal the links between these mystery
schools, Jewish oral tradition, and the Hebrew Roots / Sacred Name Movement.
However, this does not mean we are accusing all advocates of the HRM as
cabbalists or occultists. Our intention is exposing both the sources of the
Root teachings and the promotion of the "sacred" Yah/Jah name cult.The complex Hebraic source promotes / purveys the name of
God as Yah (Jah/Jehovah) which fits the hidden Masonic god, whereas the Aramaic
source purveys God as El Shaddai (woman's breast / life nourisher) fitting the
New Age mixed gender god. It is important that all this is made known to those
whose profess to name the Name of Christ, so the true name is honoured, and
Christians are aware of the subtleties of being lured back under the law, or
digressing even further into occultic deception.

Which God do we serve:Is it ... YHVH, YHWH, Yahweh, Yah, Yahveh, Yaveh, Yaweh,
Jehova, Jehovah, Jahova, Jahovah, Yahova, Yahovah, Jahowa, Jahowah, Yahavah,
Jahavah, Yahowe, Yahoweh, Jahaveh, Jahaweh, Jah, Yahaveh, Yahaweh, Jahuweh,
Yahuweh, Iahueh, Jahuwah, Yahuwah, Yah, Jah, Yahu, Jahu, Yahvah, Jahvah, Jahve,
Jahveh, Yahve, Yahwe???An open-ended scrambled deity based on esoterical
interpretation?Or the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God of
Israel, David and the prophets. The God of Paul, Peter, James and the church of
God. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:1 John 5:20: "...that we may know him that is
true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus
Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life."

Which rock:Ps. 11:3: "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the
righteous do?"A basic way to discern a cult is to test "what or who" is
the foundation to their faith. The Roman Catholic institution claim Peter as
their first pope as they believe he is the rock their faith and church is built
upon. Just the same way the HRM claim Israel and it's diverse teachings is
their foundation.The Jewish King David
said: Ps. 18:2. The LORD is
my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God ... Ps .18:31. For who is
God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?David, a man after God's own heart, saw the Lord of heaven
and earth as his source and foundation, not the nation he served, nor it's
traditions or ordinances.The New Testament presents Christ as LORD and our
foundation rock to build upon. Not the teaching of the church, or the clergy,
neither Israel or its rabbinic teachers:1 Cor. 3:11. For other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
Christ.The HRM (whether unbeknown to individuals) puts Israel
above God and its teachings above the Holy Spirit, therefore New Testament
revelation is obscured from them ...2 Cor. 3:14. But their
minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in
the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.When a Jewish person turns to Jesus as Messiah and Lord
does the scales fall off his / her spiritual eyes, as it did when Paul met Jesus
during his time as a zealous Jewish Rabbi persecuting the church of God. Then
Christ is no longer a rock of offence (a stumblingblock) but a rock of defence,
as the foundation of God standeth sure.1 Co 1:23-24. But we
preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the
Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.Christ is our rock, our foundation...to build our life and
faith on.

Summary:The Old Testament was written in Hebrew for the Hebrew
people, the chosen people of God, to declare His wonders to the world. The New
Testament was written in Greek bringing the Kingdom of God to the whole Greek
speaking Gentile world, as well as the Jews, that we might all become one people
under God.The partition has been taken down dividing the Hebraic Old
Testament and the Hellenistic New Testament: Meaning ... the whole bible (both
the old and new) has been translated into English for the English speaking world
(both Jew and Gentile) at the threshold of Jesus' return, and as a base been
re-translated into other ethnic tongues for non-English speaking
people.In the Old Testament the Lord's name was JEHOVAH (as
presented in today's written word), the God of the Jews. In the New Testament
the Lord's name is JESUS ... God coming in the flesh for both the Jew and the
Gentile, that we might all become one people under God."And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up,
for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout
all the earth" (Ex 9:16; emphasis by author).

Part Two ... Which
Root"There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust" (Rom. 15:12).

Getting to the root of the
Roots:From the mass reaction of e-mails in regards to our HRM
exposure updates, it is obvious we have touched on something important. Also,
because of the many people who have misunderstood or misconstrued us in regards
to these articles, I feel it is important we clear up a few points, hence ...
Part Two.

Disclaimer:The Trinity:Yes, we believe in the Triune Godhead expressed through
three Persons of the trinity, of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit. In that order. Each Person being individual of the other yet the same
Person ... hence, the mystery of the Godhead. The Holy Spirit making Jesus
real to the believer, with Jesus in turn pointing us to our Father in
Heaven.One of the characteristics of a cult is the denial of the
Trinity (which the core of the HRM does), along with the denial of the divinity
of JESUS (which the HRM does), which is Christ, who came in the flesh.

The 'Jesus Only' Cult:Yes, this cult does exist but is nothing to do with us.
We don't legalistically teach or endorse that unless "the name of Jesus" is
specifically mentioned when you pray, or do a good deed, then it is not of God.
The Lord's Name can be interchanged with other biblical titles of His Name such
as Emmanuel, Wonderful, Son of God, Lamb of God, Prince of Peace, and so forth!
But should be used both scripturally and intelligently, and not glibly,
faddishly, or as mere gimmickry.

Can God use other
languages?:Yes!! The Authorized Version has been the largest version
of the Bible that has been translated into hundreds of other tongues and
dialects over the great missionary period of England and America, bringing the
Gospel to multitudes across the four corners of the earth.

Have other bibles carried the word of God
other than the King James Version?:"Both Tyndale and Wycliffe translated the bible into
English before King James's day from the Received Text (the Textus Receptus,
God's preserved New Testament in Greek), before they were both burnt at the
stake by the Church for supplying the word of God to the common folk in the
street. When James of Scotland became the first king of the new Great Britain,
being a God fearing man (contrary of what we have been taught), and like myself,
encouraging relationship and accountability to God only, produced the first
public bible for the man in the street, the Authorized Bible (also based on
God's preserved Received Text). This books title was "The Holy Bible". It was
only renamed the King James Version about one hundred years ago to make it look
just like another translation which were beginning to appear on the religious
market.Other bibles that were translated from the Received Text
prior to the KJ were: Beza's 1604, Bishops 1568, Geneva 1560, Stephen's 1550,
The Great Bible 1539, Matthew's 1537, Coverdale 1535, Luther's 1534 (not the
corrupt Lutheran Bible of today), Tyndale's 1525 (as already mentioned), Erasmus
1522, and Wycliffe's 1382 (as already mentioned)." Copied from "The
Infallible Book."

Writing off members of the HRM or Scared
Name Movement?:No way!! We all err from time to time or make mistakes.
Like us all, much of what I have done in my life has been in ignorance so why
not make allowances for others. Just because someone writes G-d for God, or
uses Yahweh doesn't mean to say we cut them off. We are exposing the false
doctrine (therefore having to name names at times) not attacking personalities.

Replacement Theology:Replacement Theology is the teaching which states "because
the nation of Israel rejected Jesus, God has rejected Israel and is therefore
finished with Israel (written it off), and all His purposes have now switched
and are focused on the Church (the bride of Christ) which has replaced
Israel".We certainly don't go along with this teaching which takes
Hosea 4:6 to extreme without the balance of other scriptures:

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because
thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no
priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget
thy children.

Although God does reject those who reject Him (as He
accepts those who accept Him and honours those who honour Him), this still does
not rule out God granting another chance and showing mercy on those who are
willing to humble themselves before Him with repentant hearts.Scripture shows the Lord will have mercy on the nation of
Israel again, when they turn from their wicked ways and call out to Him, as
Israel will be the nation where (Messiah) Jesus will rule from during the true
Millennium on earth.Christians follow Jesus not
Israel:2 Chr. 17:3- 5. But
sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not
after the doings of Israel.

Discerning the right Root:Rom. 11:16-18: "For if
the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are
the branches. And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a
wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root
and fatness of the olive tree; Boast not against the branches. But if thou
boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee."One of the main reasons for the HRM to have had so much
sway in Christendom has been due to the misconception of Romans chapter eleven.
This has been because of a misinterpretation of the olive tree in relation to
Abraham's seed, along with a wrong interpretation of the tree's
roots.Abraham is our father according to the faith not the
flesh. He is our father according to the promise not circumcision, tithing,
sabbath keeping, or any other law observance. The olive tree we are grafted
into is not natural Israel of the flesh (the present political / geographical
regime) but the spiritual tree.The Jewish people have been cut off for rejecting their
Messiah, and the Gentile believers have been grafted in. However, this is not
an excuse for Gentle believers to be cocky as Jews are being grafted in again as
they too find Jesus as Messiah. This way we can all enjoy the benefits and
nourishment of the tree together, as one new man.Now for the crunch!! ... The root of the tree is not
Jewishness at all, but Jesus:Rev. 5:5. And one of the
elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda (of the
Jews), the Root of David (the line going back to Abraham),
hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals
thereof.Rev. 22:16. I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.
I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and
morning star.The false teachings of the HRM say we need to get back to
the Jewish root/s to literally understand the N.T. scripture. Not so
... ...if the root be holy, so are the branches.The root/s can't be Jewishness because the root/s are holy
and no one is holy save Christ. If we (Jew or Gentile ) be connected to Him
(Jesus) then we become holy branches enjoying the benefits of the promise. If
interpretation of scripture relies on Jewishness and not God's Holy Spirit, this
would put the Jewish teachers in a place of monopolizing scripture, placing them
on the same hierarchical plane as the Orthodox Clergy and Roman Catholic
Institution who place the Church, not individual revelation, in charge of
interpretation.As the late Keith Green (a Jewish Brother in Jesus) said
in his song:"We are de branches and He is de vine!"

Private interpretation or individual
revelation:Scripture speaks for itself ... it teaches against
claiming private interpretation (no group monopolizing the
truth): 2 Peter 1:20-21. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of
any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time
by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy
Ghost.Therefore, no one group, race, organization, or
fraternity, can claim authority or the position of being a guide, or
interpreter. The New Covenant presents the priesthood of all believers under
Jesus our High Priest. It presents revelation to the individual direct from the
Throne Room of God:Rom. 16:25-26. Now to
him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching
of Jesus Christ,according to the revelation of the
mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is
made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the
obedience of faith:Revelation from the risen
glorified Christ in Heaven, to our hearts by the Holy Spirit:Gal. 1:12. For I neither
received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation
of Jesus Christ.The fact that God choose the Jewish nation had nothing to
do with them being a superior or better people, but because it was part of God's
over all plan. Therefore, the Jewish people were a privileged people. They
spoke Hebrew therefore the O.T. books (God's word) where written in Hebrew. The
N.T. (God's word) obviously wasn't written in Hebrew because this would give the
Jewish people claim over the new faith, lording it over the Gentiles as the
Jewish Concision did with the Galatians. The N.T. was written in the common
language of the day Koine Greek, breaking down the partition which divided the
two peoples (Jews and Gentile) giving them both equal status as heavenly
citizens in the new Commonwealth of Israel.Just as the Lord choose a Gentile (universal) language for
His word at the opening of the church age will He choose a Gentile (universal)
language at the closing of the church age. This of course would be English (and
as I'm not English, I'm not being biased). This is nothing to do with race
superiority but to do with God being a sovereign God Who calls the shots. He
could not choose the present form of English as a base because it has lost its
purity (virtue) of moral absolutes, unlike when it was at it's purest in 1611.
Again, this was nothing to do with English being a superior or perfect language,
but because God foreseen it would be the secular (non-religious) language that
would transcend cultural and political barriers in this age of Globalism,
bringing his word as a light to all the nations.

The end result:Granted, there are different degrees in being ensnared by
the Hebraic Roots / Sacred Name Movement, just as there is with any spiritual
deception. The HRM at it's best (if we can use this scenario) is luring
believers back under the law, whereas at it's worse, is occultism sneaked in
through Cabbalistic teaching, as revealed in Part One and more thoroughly in
Part Three.However, in order to deal with this 'falling away' we
first need to go beyond nipping it in the bud, before it takes root, and deal
with the false root:Luke 3:9. And now also
the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.We need to deal with it now (as with all deception) by
ruthlessly dealing with every root that is not Christ so there would be only one
root left ... which root is Christ. The result: Christ being the right tree
in our lives bearing the right fruit at the end of the age.Going back under the law with it's obsolete observances
doesn't produce fruit, but brings about striving in the flesh, sowing seeds of
discord among the Body of Christ, with division and confusion. It also produces
a complex belief system (religion) with a complicated false (dual)
gospel.Heb 9: 9-12. Which was a
figure (the Old Covenant) for the time then present, in which were
offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service
perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats and
drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them
until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of
good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not
made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy
place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.Eph. 2:15. Having
abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained
in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain (Jew and Gentile) one new
man, so making peace ...Col. .2:14. Blotting
out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us (the law was our
teacher pointing us to Christ), which was contrary to us (to our
nature), and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross
...The Old is dead! It is a white elephant! ... Nor can it
be resurrected, reformed, taken out of moth balls, or stitched up:Mark 2:21. No man also
seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece
that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made
worse.Why point importance on the old ... our past, our
culture, our traditions, when there is so much at stake? A Jewish apostle
called Paul saw his Jewish past as loss for Christ ... as dung, that I may win
Christ.When the Old Covenant was brought to an end, it was
completely and absolutely once and for all replaced by the New. The New wasn't
simply a purification of the Old one. Nor was it a rehash. When scripture
says new, it means brand spanking new. Being in Christ means we have a new
heart, a new start, a new life, a new hope, as ... all things become new. Even
the geography becomes new ... a new house, a new sanctuary, a new city, a new
country. This world (with its various races, nations, beliefs, politics and
cultures) is not our home ... we're only passing through! Why put importance
on the present! Jesus, our root, our rock, is coming back very soon
... ... for those who are rooted and grounded in Him!!

Jan. 99. Updated last 15/8/99.

Part Three ... A Hebraic Roots
ExposeIn Part Three we will be taking a more in-depth
look into the sources behind the teaching of the HRM by a report compiled by
Barb Aho.

Dear Tom,The following is a write-up I have done which proves that
the sources used by the Hebrew Roots Movement (Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash,
etc.) evolved into and purvey the same occult teachings as the Kabbalah/Zohar.
The Appendix to this report, provided by Vicky Dillen, adds further
documentation showing that these sources are in total opposition to
Scripture. These are facts of which every follower of the Hebrew Roots view of
Christianity should be apprised, but all seem to be totally
unaware.I am so glad you are addressing this subject and will be
glad to share any information I have in the future. Let us pray that the
Holy Spirit will reveal to disciples of the H.R. ministries the truths of
Christian liberty expressed in the book of Galatians and lead them out of
this movement, which otherwise will eventually deliver them into the dreadful
bondage of the Noahide Laws and the global Kabbalist/Freemasonic New World
Order.May God bless you, Barb AhoWatch Unto Prayer timbarbaho@msn.com
http://watch.pair.com/pray.html

THE HEBRAIC ROOTS
MOVEMENTPeter Michas' essay "Is The New Testament Hebrew/Aramaic
or Greek?" maintains that the original Gospels were written in Hebrew and/or
Aramaic, translated into Greek and are therefore not reliable, especially having
passed through successive translations to the English New Testament used by
English speaking Christians today. The solution to this problem, according
to Michas, is to turn to the O.T. and Jewish traditions to determine the
truth of the New Testament. Peter Michas advocates reliance upon the Jewish
Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, along with the Torah (first
five books of the Old Testament), as better commentaries on New Testament
doctrine than the Greek and English New Testaments themselves, which he
claims are inferior translations of the presumed Hebrew/Aramaic
originals: Is The New Testament Hebrew/Aramaic or
Greek? "In summation, since existing New Testament
manuscripts are Greek, written to express Hebraic concepts, why be
limited to the Greek or English translations when we have Hebrew, now a
living language not very different than it was 2000 years ago. The New Testament
is in the pattern of the Jewish traditional work of Torah, Mishnah,
Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, but inspired by God Himself for
the common people. These Hebraic works as well as the Inspired
Scriptures were quoted from by Jesus and all the writers of the New Testament.
But even now, to have full comprehension, we must read the scriptures
in the proper Hebraic context. "Most all of the
Judaic writings have been preserved for us and now translated into proper
English directly from the Hebrew, as well as explained in true Hebraic
manner. Therefore, why not go to this material and study ourselves
approved before God with full context and understanding?"JEWISH OR OCCULT SOURCES?Is the New Testament in the pattern of the Mishnah,
Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash? "Jewish traditional work" refers to
the oral traditions that were passed through generations as opposed to the
written Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament. The University of
Calgary website of Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal, Ph.D., indicates that these
oral traditions originated in ancient Babylon and were handed through
successive generations until they were compiled in the Kabbalah during the third
to twelfth centuries A.D. or C.E., the Common Era. Some information about
the Mishnah, Haggadah, Halakah, Talmud and Midrash, may be obtained from Dr.
Segal's website, which is cited in this report along with other authoritative
sources, to give the reader an overview of the origins, history and nature
of these sources. [NOTE: Dr. Segal received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the
Talmud Dept. at Hebrew University. He is the recipient of several
scholarships and grants in Talmud and Babylonian Midrash studies, has taught the
Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash and Rabbinics, published books and articles on the
Babylonian Talmud, Midrash, and Haggadah. Dr. Segal is a lecturer on "Jewish
Mysticism," "Halakha, Holidays and History", "On Completing the Babylonian
Talmud," "Ecology and the Environment: Halacha and Reality," "Burned, Banned and
Best Seller: The Talmud," "Joseph and Osiris," and other subjects. He has
participated in a number of interfaith dialogues. On his site is also found
the full explanation of The Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalah.]

THE MISHNAHThe Mishnah is the early Talmud or the forerunner of the
Talmud. To the Mishnah the rabbis later added the Gemara (rabbinical
commentaries). Together these comprise the Talmud. Scholars will claim that the
Talmud is partly a collection of oral traditions given by Moses which had
not yet been written down in Jesus' time. However, Christ condemned the
traditions of the Mishnah (early Talmud) and the Scribes and Pharisees who
taught it, because their oral traditions contradicted the teachings of
Scripture. The dire warning of Jesus Christ regarding the traditions of men
which make null and void the Word of God (Mark 7:1-13) seems to be a
reference to the Mishnah, which was later compiled (c. 200 A.D.) by Rabbi
Judah ben Simeon, who presided over Judaism's supreme judiciary and
legislative body, the Sanhedrin. "Mishnah can refer in a general way to the
full tradition of the Oral Torah, as formulated by the Rabbis in the
first centuries of the Common Era. These traditions could not be written down,
but had to be transmitted and learned by word of mouth. This
restriction was observed quite scrupulously throughout the eras of the
Mishnah and Talmud. "The Jewish sages whose statements are
quoted in the Mishnah are known as Tanna'im* (singular: 'Tanna'),
derived from the Aramaic root related to the Hebrew 'ShNH.' The era in which
the Mishnah was developed is therefore referred to as the 'Tanna'itic'
era."Who are the Tanna'im? The Jewish sages referred to as Tanna'im are, in
fact, the high initiates of Kabbalah. THE THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY of Mme. H.P.
Blavatsky shows the correlation between Tanaim and Kabbalah: "TANAIM (Heb.). Jewish Initiates, very
learned Kabbalists in ancient times. The Talmud contains sundry
legends about them and gives the chief names of them." "KABALIST. From Q B L H, Kabalah, an
unwritten or oral tradition. The kabalist is a student of 'secret
science,' one who interprets hidden meaning of the Scriptures with the help of
the symbolical Kabala, and explains the real one by these means. The
TANAIM were the first kabalists among the Jews; they appeared at
Jerusalem about the beginning of the third century before the Christian
Era... This secret doctrine is identical with that of the Chaldeans, and
includes at the same time much of the Persian wisdom, or 'magic'."
(caps added) "KABALAH (Heb.) The hidden wisdom of the
Hebrew Rabbis of the middle ages derived from the secret doctrines
concerning divine things and cosmogony, which were combined into a
theology after the time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. All the works
that fall under the esoteric category are termed
Kabbalistic..."There appears to be disagreement as to when the oral
traditions took on a written form. However, Dr. Segal confirms that the
Mishnah was developed and disseminated from a fixed body of teaching that
originated in ancient Babylon (Chaldea): "Although there are traditions in the
Mishnah that claim to go back to the fifth century B.C.E. (the 'Great
Assembly'; cf. Nehemiah 8-10), as well as a few additions from as late as the
mid-third century, the main body of the Mishnah consists of teachings
attributed to authorites from about the middle of the first century,
through to the second decade of the third century C.E. This time period
witnessed some major historical turning-points for the Jewish nation, such as
the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple in 70, and the
catastrophic failure of the revolt against Rome under the leadership of
Simeon bar Kokhba (or: bar Kuziba) in 135. Because the Mishnah is a
technical work of religious law, these momentous historical events find almost
no explicit mention in the Mishnah, even though the very composition of
the Mishnah is often viewed as a response to those very events...
"All ancient sources are in agreement that the Mishnah was
compiled by Rabbi Judah the 'Prince,' before his death around 217 C.E.
On the author see below. It should be emphasized that--contrary to a
view that appears in many histories and introductions, and which is based on the
writings of medieval Spanish Jewish authorities [ed: see Sephardic Jews
below] --this redaction did not involve writing down the traditions,
but merely the determining and organizing of a fixed text that was
subsequently disseminated by memory. It is clear from the internal evidence of
the Talmud that the teachings of the Rabbis continued to be studied
orally throughout the Talmudic era, and this continued to be the
practice in the Babylonian academies well into the middle ages...
"Rabbi Judah ben Simeon bore the Hebrew title of 'Nasi,'
signifying the position of Patriarch, the official political
representative of the Jewish people. From an internal Jewish perspective, the
Nasi presided over Judaism's supreme judiciary and legislative body,
the Sanhedrin. The title had become a hereditary one, almost without
interruption, since the days of the revered Hillel the Elder in the
first century B.C.E."THE MISHNAH TORAHThe Jews of Spain who followed Babylonian rather than
Palestinian Jewish traditions were exiled to Sepharad, from whence they have
been credited with disseminating Cabalism throughout Europe. [See Encarta and
Grolier's Encyclopedia entries on the Sephardim below] Amongst the most
important Jewish thinkers from the Sephardic tradition was Moses
Maimonides: Eliezer Segal commentary on Moses
Maimonides: "[Moses Maimonides] lived from 1138 to 1204.
He spent ten full years compiling the Mishneh Torah, which he continued
to revise throughout his lifetime. Moses Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben
Maimon, usually referred to in Hebrew by the acronym "RaMBa"M) was one of the
towering figures in medieval intellectual and religious life. In
addition to his law code, he excelled in the fields of philosophy,
science, medicine, exegesis and communal leadership. Though born in
Spain, in his youth his family fled religious persecution, settling in Egypt...
"Maimonides' Mishneh Torah was intended to be a summary of the
entire body of Jewish religious law... It opens with a section on
systematic philosophical theology, derived largely from Aristotelian
science and metaphysics, which it regards as the most important component of
Jewish law. Most other Jewish codes avoided mixing creed and religious
law; and Maimonides' interpretation of Jewish religion in terms of
Greek ideas aroused much opposition."In Chapter 10 of the English Translation, Maimonides'
Mishnah Torah curses Jesus Christ: "It is a mitzvah [religious duty; ARC],
however, to eradicate Jewish traitors, minnim, and apikorsim, and to
cause them to descend to the pit of destruction, since they cause difficulty to
the Jews and sway the people away from God, as did Jesus of Nazareth
and his students, and Tzadok, Baithos, and their students. May the name
of the wicked rot" (p. 184).THE TALMUDThe Babylonian Talmud is a commentary on the Mishnah
composed by Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs) from the early third to the sixth
century. A Jewish sage who was from Babylonia would have been addressed by the
title, 'Rav,' while one who lived in Israel would have been called 'Rabbi.'
One portion of the Talmud dealt with folklore, especially magical and
medical recipes. The following statement, from TORAH TO KABBALAH by R.C.
Musaph-Andriesse, on the primacy of the Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is
representative of Jewish scholarship: There are two editions of the Talmud, the
Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. Of these two, the
Babylonian Talmud is authoritative for Orthodox Judaism, which regards it as
divinely inspired... The superiority of the Babylonian Talmud is so
great, that when people now talk about the Talmud, they always mean the
Babylonian Talmud. The authority of the Babylonian Talmud is also
greater than that of the Jerusalem Talmud. In cases of doubt the former is
decisive" (pg. 40, New York, Oxford University, Press,
1982).Quoting Joseph Barclay in SECRET SOCITIES & SUBVERSIVE
MOVEMENTS, Nesta Webster has exposed the virulent anti-Christ teachings of
the Talmud: So also it was the Rabbis who, after hiding
from the people the meaning of the sacred tradition at the moment of
its fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream for future
generations. Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity are found not only
in the Cabala but in the earlier editions of the Talmud. In these, says
Barclay -- "Our Lord and Saviour is 'that's one', 'such an one', 'a
fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver of Israel,' etc. Efforts are made to prove
that he is the son of Joseph Pandira before his marriage with Mary. His
miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret of which He brought in a
slit in His flesh out of Egypt. He is said to have been first stoned
and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His disciples are called heretics
and opprobrious names. They are accused of immoral practices, and the
New Testament is called a sinful book. The references to these subjects
manifest the most bitter aversion and hatred" [Joseph Barclay, The
Talmud, pp.38, 39; cf Drach, op. cit I.167] (Omni Publications, 1964,
p.18-19).THE MIDRASHThe Tanna'im, the high initiates of Kabbalah, also
compiled The Midrash: "In some contexts 'Mishnah' is contrasted with
'Midrash.' The latter term denotes Rabbinic teachings that are attached
to the text of the Bible, whereas the former term refers to teachings
that are organized or formulated independently of Scripture...
"The Mishnah was clearly not designed to encompass the whole of the Oral Torah
tradition. The same Rabbis who contributed to it also figured
prominently in the Tannai'itic Midrashic collections."Rabbi Scheinerman's Magical Midrash page also identifies
the Midrash as the product of the Tannaitic period: "In its classical sense, Midrash, which has as
its root the Hebrew word darash, meaning 'to seek out,' refers to a
body of rabbinic literature made up of anthologies of biblical exegesis and
homilies dating from the tannaitic period (70_200 c.e.) through to the
Middle Ages. The most well known anthology of midrashim is Midrash
Rabbah, which provides a running midrashic commentary to the five books
of the Torah, as well as to the 'five scrolls' (Esther, Ruth,
Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs)."The Encyclopedia Judaica defines this method: "Midrash
(midrashim:plural) -- 'The method of interpreting scripture to elucidate
legal points (midrash Halakkah) or to bring out lessons by stories or homiletics
(midrash Aggadah). Also, the name for a collection of such rabbinic
interpretations.'"Nesta Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES adds: "... the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that
Jewish legends concerning Jesus are found in the Talmud and Midrash and
in the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated in the Middle Ages. It
is the tendency of all these sources to belittle the person of Jesus by
ascribing to Him illegitimate birth, magic, and a shameful death. "
[Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus]The Midrash and midrashic interpretation tend to devalue
the literal, historical interpretation of Scripture in favor of private,
hidden and even mystical interpretations. For example, Rabbi Scheinerman's
Magical Midrash page states: "Midrash is subversive as it winds its way
between and around stern, stark, seemingly stagnant texts. As Judith
Plaskow has stated, 'Jews have traditionally used midrash to broaden or alter
the meaning of texts' (in Davidman/Tenenbaum, 80). Midrash assumes that
the black letters of scripture as well as the white spaces between them
are holy; that the explicitly stated as well as that which can be
inferred from the Bible can be manifestations of God's word.
Midrash is a kind of scriptural archaeology, bidding us not to stop at surface
appearances but to dig down deeply into the text to uncover hidden
riches..."Midrashic interpretations permit students of Scripture to
explore far beyond the safe boundaries of the sacred canon. Apostates such
as Unity minister, Rev. J. Ronald Jones, are permitted nearly unlimited license
using midrashim to support their false teachings: "Midrash requires that anything to be venerated
in the present must be connected with sacred moments of Jewish history.
It is the accepted way of incorporating timelessness, continuity, and
authority into a sacred narrative. Jesus' life was thus connected to Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, '2 Isaiah,' and
others. The virgin birth story was made to mirror earlier stories of
Zoroaster and Romulus and Remus; and the ascension story was made to mirror
earlier stories of the Buddha and Osiris... "How does a text lose its historical focus? The
closing of the canon removes a collection of sacred writings from the
temporal process. No subsequent event, world view, conventional wisdom,
or cultural value has the power to change the canon. No new writings can be
added. Quite the opposite, new events must be interpreted with the aid
of the canon. The canon stands beyond Time as a judge of temporal
events. "Both Jewish and liberal Christian communities
agree that the Bible as canon still permits perpetual interpretation.
They accept it as normal that there can be an infinite variety of
interpretations all 'inspired' by the text. The goal is to 'search out' the
fullness of what was spoken by God. It is only through a process of
dialogue within a community of faith that knowledge of God's revelation
grows and becomes the Word of God for the present generation. Visotzky notes:
'There is no one common reading of Scripture that everyone can
agree with--and there never has been.'6 When a community of faith
insists on a single, normative reading that everyone must 'swear to,'
it is on the verge of death as a vital community. "As a methodology, Midrash tends to minimize the
authority of the wording of the text. It places the focus on the
reader, and on the personal struggle of the reader to reach an acceptable
moral application of the text. While it is always governed to some
degree by the wording of the text, it allows the reader to project his
or her inner struggle into the text. This allows for some very powerful
and moving interpretations which, to the ordinary user of language, can seem to
have very little connection with the text. The great weakness of this
method is that it always threatens to replace the text with an
outpouring of personal reflection. At its best it requires the presence of
mystical insight not given to all readers."THE HAGGADAHTechnically, "the Haggada(h)" is a liturgical manual used
in the Jewish Passover Seder. The information on this web site indicates
that it was also developed by the Ravs in Babylonia in the Middle ages. These
are not ancient documents, but were developed during the same period as the
Kabbalah. The History of the Haggadah "The word Haggadah comes from the Torah
command - 'And you shall tell (v'Higadeta) your children on that
day...' Although the minimal fulfillment of this mitzvah is a simple recounting
of the going out of Egypt and explaining a few of the Pesach symbols,
proper fulfillment requires much more. "Over the
centuries additions have been made to the Haggadah to enhance this mitzvah.
Many of these additions gained such wide acceptance that they became
part of the Haggadah. One of those additions is the Chad Gadya. Another
is 'Dayeinu.' Rav Saadia Gaon (882 CE - 942 CE) included neither in his
Haggadah, although he did recognize the existence of Dayeinu. Neither
Rashi (1040-1105) nor Maimonides (1135-1204) included Chad Gadya in their
versions of the Haggadah, although Rashi did include Dayeinu...
"The metamorphosis of the Haggadah concluded in the late
middle ages, aided by the invention of the Printing Press, which
enabled the basic Ashkenazic version which had been endorsed by the Ari
z'l to be accepted even in Sephardic communities. The text is based upon the
Haggadah of Rav Amram Gaon, who headed the Babylonian Yeshiva of Sura
between 856-876 CE. This text was endorsed by Rashi. Rav Amram's
Haggadah concluded with the after blessing on the fourth cup of wine.
It did not include 'Chasal Siddur Pesach'."The Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities represent two
mystical traditions that have developed within Judaism. This explains why
an Haggadah is found on the New Age Sirius Community web site which displays
the Sephiroth - Tree of Life (path of occult initiation) and a link to The
Way of the Kabbalah.Essential to a study of the Kabbalist traditions is some
historical background on the origins and theology of both
communities.Ashkenazic Jews originated in France, Germany, and Eastern
Europe.Sephardic Jews lived in Spain, Portugal, North Africa and
the Middle East.The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION describes Ashkenazik
Hasidism, which emerged from Germany in the late 12th C., as a form of
Jewish mysticism.ASHKENAZIK HASIDIM "The
German-Jewish pietists built their own understanding of hasid, or 'pietist,'
upon the cumulative foundation of earlier meanings but moved in new
directions as well. Their worldview was grounded in the idea that God's
will is only partial revealed in the words of the Pentateuch, or the
Torah, given to the prophet Moses at Mount Sinai. God's will requires of the
truly faithful and punctilious Jew, that is, of the hasid, a search for
a hidden and infinitely demanding additional torah, which God encoded
in the words of scripture... "Along with Maimonidean religious
philosophy, theosophical mysticism, or Qabbalah, and the scholastic
legal achievement of the glossators of the Talmud, German-Jewish pietism
permanently reshaped classical Judaism into traditional Judaism, which
lasted down to the modern period...Their writings about manipulating
the divine name in the form of permutations of the Hebrew alphabet to
achieve mystical and magical goal, decidedly influenced later Jewish
mysticism in Spain." (Vol. I, p. 458)SEPHARDIC JEWSThe Sephardic Jews are descendants of the large Jewish
community living in Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages. In 1391, under
the Papal Inquisition, there was a massacre of thousands of Jews in the Iberian
Peninsula. The Sephardic Jews have been credited with disseminating Cabalism
throughout Europe, after they were forcibly expelled by King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella in 1492. The Urantia Book Fellowship notes: "The greatest
figure in Spanish Judaism was the philosopher, talmudist, and physician,
Maimonides (1135-1204). He attempted to harmonize Judaism with the
philosophy of Aristotle."The Encarta Concise Encyclopedia entry "Cabala" identifies
its origins in Spain and France: "Cabala, generically, Jewish mysticism in
all its forms; specifically, the esoteric theosophy that crystallized
in 13th-century Spain and Provence, France, around Sefer Ha-Zohar (The Book of
Splendor), referred to as the Zohar. Cabala's roots are in Hellenistic
astral mysticism, in which the adept, through meditation and the use of
magic formulas, journeys ecstatically through and beyond the seven
astral spheres. Medieval Spanish Cabala, the most important form of Jewish
mysticism, is more concerned with esoteric knowledge about the nature
of the divine world and its hidden connections with the world of
creation. "According to the Zohar, above and beyond all human
contemplation is God as he is in himself, the unknowable, immutable En
Sof (Infinite). Zoharic theosophy concentrates on ten sefirot (realms
or planes) as symbols of the inner life and processes of the Godhead. Because
they are also archetypes for everything in the world of creation,
understanding their workings can illuminate the inner workings of the
cosmos and of history. This cosmic aspect was dramatically developed in
16th-century Lurianic Cabala, which arose in response to the cataclysmic
experience of Jewish exiles expelled from Iberia in the 1490s, and
which projected that experience onto the divine world."The extent of the dispersion is documented by Groliers'
Encyclopedia, which also confirms the Sephardim as followers of the occult
traditions of ancient Babylon: "The Sephardim are those Jews who follow the
liturgy and customs developed by the Jews of medieval Spain and
Portugal. The name comes from Sepharad, a place of exile mentioned in
Obadiah 20 and early identified with Iberia. Unlike the Ashkenazim, those Jews
who settled in German lands, the Sephardim followed Babylonian rather
than Palestinian Jewish traditions. They also developed their own
language, Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, a blend of medieval Castilian,
Hebrew, Arabic, and other elements. There is a considerable body of Ladino
literature. "After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492) and
Portugal (1497) many Sephardim formed communities in the lands of the
Ottoman Empire--the Balkans, North Africa, and the Middle East.
"Others remained in Iberia, nominally converting to Christianity.
Vilified as Marranos ('pigs'), they were subject to continuing
persecution, and most eventually left to form communities in
northwestern Europe--Amsterdam became a particularly important center. Sephardic
traditions were largely adopted by local Jewish groups in the Middle
East and North Africa; hence, today the term Sephardim is loosely
applied to all Jews native to those areas. Among important Jewish
thinkers from the Sephardic tradition are Solomon ibn Gabirol, Moses Maimonides,
and Baruch Spinoza."THE NOAHIDE LAWSPresently, there is a vast movement afoot with many points
of entry (Lubavitcher Movement, Nazarene Movement, Hebraic Roots/Messianic
Movement, Latter Rain/Roman Catholic Year of Jubilee) to bring all of
mankind under the Law. These trendy movements to adopt the customs and
feasts of the Mosaic Covenant are effectively laying the groundwork to
mobilize the Church for Jay Gary's call to "experience the Jubilee" Year in
AD 2000 and be "reconciled to our spiritual roots." Jay Gary wrote in THE STAR
OF 2000: "The annual calendar of Israel was built
around three major festivals: Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles...
The Year of Jubilee encompassed these three festivals, only raised to a higher
power ...Then, as well as today, Jesus calls us to experience His
jubilee... It's time to blow the ancient trumpet. It's time to be
reconciled to our spiritual roots." (pp. 84, 85)This massive movement also seems to be leading toward the
global establishment of the Noahide Laws (already U.S. law), for which
disobedience the penalty is beheading (Rev. 20:4) THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
JUDIASM lists these seven universal laws and indicates their binding nature
on all Gentiles: "Full-page ads in the New York Times and
other newspapers have proclaimed: ‘All nations of the world:
Fulfill the 7 universal Noahide Laws given to you in the Torah of
Moses.’... One additional element of greater severity is that
violation of any one of the seven laws subjects the Noahide to capital
punishment by decapitation. (Sanh. 57A)"THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JUDAISM identifies the Babylonian
Talmud (T.B.) as the source of "The Noachide Laws." "According to Maimonides, acceptance -- on
the basis of the Bible -- of the seven universal precepts means that
any such righteous Gentile is numbered with 'the pious ones among the
nations of the world...deserving a share in the world to come' (Tosef. Sanh
13.2) (1) Civil justice [the duty to establish a
legal system]; (2) Prohibition of blasphemy [which includes the
bearing of false witness]; (3) The abandonment of idolatry;
(4) The prohibition of incest [including adultery and other
sexual offenses]; (5) The prohibition of murder;
(6) Also that of theft; (7) The law against eating flesh [a
limb] cut from a living animal [ie., cruelty in any shape or form]
(T.B. Sanh. 56A)Hebrew scholar, Eliezer Segal, documents that the
Babylonian Talmud (T.B.) is a commentary on the Mishnah composed by
Babylonian Jewish sages (Ravs) from the early third to the sixth century.
Although it is claimed by the Lubavitch, Nazarene and Hebraic Roots
Movements that the source of the 7 Noahide Laws is the Torah
(Genesis-Deuteronomy), it is apparent that Talmud and Mishnah are derived from
occult traditions that contradicted and nullifed the teaching of
Scripture.The following appendix cites ample material from Nesta
Webster's SECRET SOCIETIES and other resources which demonstrate the occult
character of the Jewish sources relied upon by the Lubavitch and Nazarene
Movements and, their pseudo-Christian counterpart, the Hebraic Roots
Movement.

APPENDIX SECRET SOCIETIES
& SUBVERSIVE MOVEMENTS, Nesta H. Webster, Omni Publications,
1964. P.6. Re: Oral Tradition:Talmud:Cabala "According to Fabre d'Olivet, Moses, who 'was learned
all the wisdom of the Egyptians' drew from the Egyptian mysteries a
part of the oral tradition which was handed down through the leaders of
the Israelites. "That such an oral tradition, distinct from the
written word embodied in the Pentateuch, did descend from Moses and
that it was later committed to writing in the Talmud and the Cabala is the
opinion of many Jewish writers." [According to the Jewish view God had
given Moses on Mt. Sinai alike the oral and the written Law, that is,
the Law with all its interpretations and applications" --Alfred
Edersheim] P.9... Re: Zohar:Talmud:Cabala "The fact is that the main ideas of the Zohar find
confirmation in the Talmud. As the Jewish Encyclopedia observes, 'the
Cabala, is not really in opposition to the Talmud,' and "many Talmudic
Jews have supported and contributed to it." Adolphe Franch does not hesitate to
describe it as "the heart and life of Judaism." "The greater number of the most eminent rabbis of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries believed firmly in the sacredness
of the Zohar and of the infallibility of it's teaching" ( Jewish
Encyclopedia, article on Cabala) P. 8. Re: Cabala--book 1--Sepher Yetzirah . . . "says that its date has been placed as early as
the sixth century before Christ and as late as the tenth century A.D.,
but that it is at any rate older than the Talmud is shown by the fact that in
the Talmud the Rabbis are described as studying it for magical
purposes. Sepher Yetzirah is also said to be the work referred to in
the Koran under the name of the "Book of Abraham". P.8. Re: Cabala--book 2--Sepher-Ha-Zohar
(Zohar) . . . "Of the immense compilation known as the
Sepher-Ha- Zohar, Book of Light, is ... of greater importance of
Cabalistic philosophy. According to the Zohar itself, the 'Mysteries of Wisdom'
were imparted to Adam by God whilst he was still in the Garden of Eden,
in the form of a book delivered by the angel Razael. From Adam the book
passed to Seth ... Enoch... Noah ... Abraham, and later to Moses, one
of its principal exponents. Other Jewish writers declare... that Moses received
it ... first time on Mt. Sinai. . . to the Seventy Elders. . . to David
and Solomon...Ezra...Nehemiah and finally to the Rabbis of the early
Christian era" P.18-19 Re: Christ:Talmud:Cabala "So also it was the Rabbis who, after hiding from
the people the meaning of the sacred tradition at the moment of its
fulfillment, afterwards poisoned that same stream for future generations.
Abominable calumnies on Christ and Christianity found not only in the
Cabala but in the earlier editions of the Talmud. In these, says
Barclay - "Our Lord and Saviour is 'that's one', 'such an one', 'a
fool', 'the leper,' 'The deceiver of Israel,' etc. Efforts are made to
prove that he is the son of Joseph Pandira before his marriage with Mary.
His miracles are attributed to sorcery, the secret of which He brought
in a slit in His flesh out of Egypt. He is said to have been first
stoned and then hanged on the eve of the Passover. His disciples are
called heretics and opprobrius names. They are accused of immoral practices, and
the New Testament is called a sinful book. The references to these
subjects manifest the most bitter aversion and hatred. " [Joseph
Barclay, The Talmud, pp.38, 39; cf Drach, op. cit I.167] P. 20 Re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ: "... the Jewish Encyclopedia admits that Jewish
legends concerning Jesus are found in the Talmud and Midrash and in "
the life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) that originated in the Middle Ages. It is the
tendency of all these sources to belittle the person of Jesus by
ascribing to Him illegitimate birth, magic, and a shameful death. "
[Jewish Encyclopedia, article on Jesus] P. 8 Re: Cabal sources/origins "...Until this date the Zohar had remained a purely
oral tradition ... written down by the disciples of Simon ben Jochai.
The Talmud relates that for 12 years the Rabbi Simon and his son Eliezer
concealed themselves in a cavern, where sitting in the sand up to their
necks, they meditated on the sacred law and were frequently visited by
the prophet Elias. In this way, Jewish legend adds, the great book of
the Zohar was composed and committed to writing by the Rabbis' son Eliezer and
his secretary Rabbi Abba." P. 23 re: Cabala: Talmud: Christ: Essenes "... A subtler device for discrediting Christianity
and undermining belief in the divine character of our Lord has been
adopted ... who set out to prove that He belonged to the sect of the Essenes,
... Thus Jewish historian Graetz declares that Jesus simply
appropriated to himself the essential features of Essenism... So after
representing Christ as a magician in the Toledot Yeshu and the Talmud,
Jewish traditions seeks to explain His miraculous works as those of a mere
healer - an idea that we shall find descending right throughthe secrets
of societies to this day ... if of the miracles of Christ were simply
due to a knowledge of natural laws and His doctrines were the outcome of a sect,
the whole theory of His divine power and mission falls to the ground
..." P. 299 re: Blavatsky: Talmud: Christ "... Madam Blavatsky's writings, on the person of
Christ, ... 'For me, Jesus Christ, that is to say the Man-God of the
Christians, copy of the Avatars of all countries, of the Hindu Chrishna as of
the Egyptian Horus, was never a historical personage.' Hence the story
of His life was merely an allegory founded on the existence of the "a
personage named Jehoshua born at Lud." But elsewhere she asserted that
Jesus may have lived during the Christian era or a century earlier 'as
the Sepher Toldoth Jehoshua indicates.' And Madame Blavatsky went on to say of
the savants who deny the historical value of this legend, that they --
"...either lie or talk nonsense. Is our Masters who affirms it. If
the history of Jehoshua or Jesus Ben Pandera is false, then the whole
of the Talmud, the whole of the Jewish canon law, is false. It was the
disciple of Jehoshua ben Parachai, the fifth President of the Sanhedrin since
Ezra, who re-wrote the Bible. ...This story is much truer than that of
the New Testament, of which history does not say a word." P. 21 Re: Cabala: Talmud: and the Toledot
Yeshu--referring to Christ NOTE: Another name for Toledot Yeshu is Sepher
Toldoth Jehoshua(Zohar) "...the Toledot Yeshu relates with the most indecent
details that Miriam, a hairdresser of Bethlehem,(4)affianced to a young
man named Jochanan, was seduced by a libertine, Joseph Panther or
Pandira, and gave birth to a son whom she named Johosuah or Jeschu. According to
the Talmudic authors of the Sota and the Sanhedrim, Jeschu was taken
during his boyhood to Egypt, where he was initiated into the secrets
doctrines of the priests, and on his return to Palestine gave himself
up to the practice of magic.(5) The Toledot Yeshu, however, goes on to say that
on reaching manhood, Jeschu learnt the secret of his illegitimacy, on
account of which he was driven out of the Synagogue and took refuge for
a time in Galilee. Now, there was in the Temple a stone on which was
engraved the Tetragrammaton or Schem Hamphorasch, that is to say, the Ineffable
Name of God; this stone had been found by King David when the
foundations of the Temple were being prepared and was deposited by him
in the Holy of Holies. Jeschu, knowing this, came from Galilee and,
penetrating into the Holy of Holies, read the Ineffable name, which he
transcribed on to a piece of whom parchment and concealed in an
incision under his skin. By this means he was able to work miracles and
to persuade the people that he was the son of God foretold by Isaiah.
With the aid of Judas, the Sages of the Synagogue, succeeding in capturing
Jeschu, who was then lead before the Great and Little Sanhedrin, by
whom he was condemned to be stoned to death and finally hanged" Such is
the story of Christ according to the Jewish Kabbalists ..."

Is. 9:16. For the leaders of this people cause them to
err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Christians or converted Jews who affect a Jewish
demeanour or compromise Christian doctrine to appeal to the Jewish
mindset are surrendering the precious pearl of Jesus Christ who alone leads
to salvation. The ecumenical approach does not lead Jews to Jesus
Christ, but patronizes their religion of dead works, and results in the
Christian's acceptance of religion on Jewish terms. Barb Aho/ To
Embrace Hebrew Roots The name Jesus Christ is known world wide and
synonymous with Christianity. That is a historical fact. Vicky Dillen

SO THE HEBREW
LANGUAGE AT THE TIME OF JESUS FOR ALL PURPOSES DIDN'T EXIST? Hebrew Roots
Movement Attacks the Name of Jesus!

"“This whole thing
about the Hebrew Language is nothing but "nonsense". Israel did much later lost
its language because it became a mixture of German and Hebrew which was/is
called Yiddish. However, during Jesus life on earth Hebrew was still in
existance because on the Cross of Calvary Pilate wrote "Jesus of Nazareth, the
king of the Jews" in "Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek" (Jn. 19: 21) on a sign
over Jesus' head. Hebrew because it as still the acknowledged language of
Israel although it was in the process of being replaced. Latin, because it was
the ruling army's national language. Greek, because it was the international
language in which business was carried on in Israel and in other countries. The
Romans loved evrerything that was Greek and their own language Latin was
structured after Latin and their artists copied everything that was Greek.
Greek became the international language when Alexander the Great conquered all
of those nations which eventually the Romans also conereed. One of my Greek
professors at Wilfrid Laurier University (formerly Waterloo Luthern University)
spent most of his summers in Philadelphia translating manuscrupts, letters,
business reports for the time when Jesus lived on earth and other stuff that the
Americans took out of the garbage dumps from ancient Israel. It was all in
Greek. No Aramaic language. By the time Jesus had come Aramaic was on its way
out of existence. I studied it when I was in Seminary. The Hebrew Bible
was translated into Greek called "The Septuagint" and was used by the Rabbis
and Priests in Israel. Interestingly, the translators replaced God's personal
name of "Yahweh" with "kurios" which means "LORD". His Name was removed from 5,
823 times. The Jews did this because they wrongly interpreted a Scripture what
said, "Whoever curses the name of Yahew will be cursed", to mean that whoever
speaks the name of Yahweh will be killed." So, to this day, whenever a Jew sees
the Name Yahweh, he says "Adonai" which means Lord in Hebrew. When the King
James Version of the Bible was translated they wanted to keep or follow this
traditon of not speaking the Name of Yahweh. So, in a creative moment, they
made up what is really a composite name for God by taking the Hebrew consonants
of Yahweh and combined them with the vowel sounds of Adonai and created a new
name for God which is Jehovah which is not really God's Name. I suspect that
when people call on Jehovah in prayer, their prayer goes unheard. His Hebrew
Name is Yahweh.

When Jesus came His
Name means "Yahweh is Salvation" not to be confused with Joshua which in Hebrew
(Yeshua, or Yeshuah) which means "Yahweh' grace". For instance, on the Day of
Pentecost, Peter explained what this was all about when he quoted from the OT
book of Joel 2: 32, "And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
shall be saved" (Acts 2: 21). In Hebrew, it says, "And it shall come to pass
that all who call upon the name of Yahweh shall be delivered (saved)". The
Name "Jesus" (Iesous) in Greek version or transaltion of the Hebrew Name
"Yahweh".

Any OT references in
the New Testament which are quoted in the New Testament which use God's Name
Yahweh is translated Jesus.

This should not be a
problem. The problem that I see is that the Names of the only God are or should
I say is "Yahweh" and "Jesus". To call upon our God using any other name is to
go unheard. The reason people, Jews and Gentiles, don't like to use
these correct name for God is because they cause the sin in people to react
convicting them of their sin. I laugh when people try to call Jesus: Yeshua/
Yeshuah or any of the variations of that name and I tell them, "Joshua does not
answer prayer so there is No one to hear your prayers and answer them." The
so-called name "Jehovah" doesn't work either. This is also the reason why Peter
said, "There is salvation in no one else, for there is n o other name under
heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4: 12). The Name is
"Jesus" which means "Yahweh is Salvation" in Greek and "Yahweh" in Hebrew. The
Name of God in the Flesh is "Jesus". All these other names are inspired not by
the Holy Spirit because He knows Who Jesus is, but by the devil/satan who
succeeds when he suggests that these other names are used.

I read through all of
the foolishness that was in the Email. It demonstrates a severe lack of
history and Greek and Hebrew. Over the years since Jesus came to earth to carry
out His ministry, Israel by the beginning of the 1900's had lost it's Hebrew
language. "The language had survived in written form for liturgical purposes,
but nobody spoke it at the dinner table, during sporting contests or while
preparing for bed. Depending on where they lived, Jews in modern society
spoke various languages, ranging from Yiddish, Ladin and Arabic to an array of
Euopean tongues."

A rabbi by the name
of Ben Yehuda led the movement to restore Hebrew to Israel. In 1914 an
association was formed to restore Hebrew to Israel. Ben Yehuda came to the
Presbyterian Seminary and asked a Christian Professor of Hebrew to help Israel
restore its Hebrew Language. With his help they developed grammar for modern
Israel and by the time Israel became a nation in 1948, over 600,000 Jews living
in Israel could speak, write and use Hebrew in every walk of their lives and, of
course, it became their national languages.

Walter, it amazes me
the amount of mis-information, wrong information that is passed on out of the
ignorance of people who are supposed to know the Scriptures and our history. As
Jesus said to the Saduccees, "You are wrong because you know neither the
Scriptures nor the power of God" (Matt. 22: 29).

.... sad the latest
heresy and how far it has spead by people who pretend to know Greek or Hebrew,
in the Name of "Jesus" in Greek and "Yahweh" in Hebrew."